Very good point. I find that when speeds are manageable you don’t tent to worry about how you picking hand but when you hit your threshold you alter your picking hand position and your guitar position. I’m going to spend some time and apply this lesson and see if there is an improvement- thank Tom
Tom-I really appreciate your granular analysis of the physics of guitar playing. This is the level of detailed technical information that will take my playing from advanced to professional grade. Bravo for owning this aspect of guitar instruction. I predict you will do well with this. Cheers from Nashville!
Holy shit, brother... After like 25 years of casually playing guitar as a hobbyist, the first three minutes of this video made me question reality lol.
Mr. Tom Hess! Thanks for this very interesting video. I tried to implement this new attitude of the pick. It was a bit unfamiliar at first, but it's actually more effortless at higher speeds. Where I still have problems is with the dampening of the strings. Does Tom Hess have any explanations for this?
Hi Chris! To mute the strings, I use my picking hand thumb to mute all the lower strings. Then I use the middle finger and sometimes my ring finger to mute the higher strings.
Do you have a video talking about adjusting to wrist picking from too much elbow picking? I've been playing guitar for only like 7 years and I've gotten so used to fast picking with elbow so much which I realized is wrong and it feels awkward and slow trying to get myself used to picking with wrist.
Great lesson Tom Hess. Would you be able to do one on minimising fretting hand movement to increase speed or effective picking across strings from low to high e?
Glad you like it! :) About minimizing fretting hand movement, check out this video: tomhess.net/GuitarFingerTension.aspx . For effective picking, see this: tomhess.net/Make-Your-Guitar-Picking-Speed-Faster
@@tomhessmusiccorp Apologies must have missed those. Thanks for all your guidance. The one video where you spoke about tension literally altered loads sbout my playing in 5 minutes!
Sorry Tom Hess. just one more idea. Do you have a video about anchoring and the merits of that vs keeping the picking hand free? or thumb muting maybe. Just some thoughts ill stop going on now!
It depends on what you mean by anchoring. I rest (anchor) my forearm on the body of the guitar, so the weight of the arm goes into the guitar. I do not anchor my fingers on the body of the guitar (and don't recommend anyone do this either). That said, I rest my thumb on the strings to mute string noise (which also keeps my hand more stable). See this: tomhess.net/UnwantedGuitarStringNoise.aspx
@@tomhessmusiccorp Yes. I was mainly referring to anchoring the pinky on the body. I assume its okay to have it resting against the body though without any pressure being applied. Thanks for the vids as always!
I clicked your link for the picking many hours ago but still didn't receive it I' ve done it multiple times but still nothing What do I do? Btw can you do something about tapping Don't know if you did that already but yea Thx
Check your spam/promotions folder (and then drag the email to Inbox/primary folder if it ended up in spam.) If there is nothing there, email admin@tomhess.net and my webmaster will help you.
Bad habits are always a challenge to break, but it's always worth it and you CAN do it at any age. Here is the process I recommend: tomhess.net/How-To-Develop-Effective-Guitar-Playing-Habits
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Efficiency is one of the most overlooked "secrets" to speed for sure. Thanks Tom Hess!
Wow. Light bulb moment for me. Your directional picking lessons are invaluable.
Yep, you’re definitely right. Thanks for the advice.
Your videos are really helpful
Very good point. I find that when speeds are manageable you don’t tent to worry about how you picking hand but when you hit your threshold you alter your picking hand position and your guitar position. I’m going to spend some time and apply this lesson and see if there is an improvement- thank Tom
Great lesson! This really helped my picking hand become much more efficient. Thanks!
Great to hear! :)
great tutorial. do you have a lesson in strengthening your pinkie?
Tom-I really appreciate your granular analysis of the physics of guitar playing. This is the level of detailed technical information that will take my playing from advanced to professional grade. Bravo for owning this aspect of guitar instruction. I predict you will do well with this. Cheers from Nashville!
Thanks for your tutorial. I will try it
Love this! Thank you Tom Hess!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Picking is the magic and so is staying in key so how about the stay in key problem? Tom you rule!
Very useful lesson.... Thank you Tom Hess...
Thanks, very easy to understand your explanation, Sir.
Holy shit, brother... After like 25 years of casually playing guitar as a hobbyist, the first three minutes of this video made me question reality lol.
Mr. Tom Hess!
Thanks for this very interesting video.
I tried to implement this new attitude of the pick. It was a bit unfamiliar at first, but it's actually more effortless at higher speeds.
Where I still have problems is with the dampening of the strings.
Does Tom Hess have any explanations for this?
Hi Chris! To mute the strings, I use my picking hand thumb to mute all the lower strings. Then I use the middle finger and sometimes my ring finger to mute the higher strings.
Great concept. How about a video on an efficient way to learn all the notes on the fretboard?
Glad you like it! :) Check out this video: tomhess.net/How-To-Learn-The-Fretboard-On-Guitar
Was this event held at Pheasant Run, IL?
Do you have a video talking about adjusting to wrist picking from too much elbow picking? I've been playing guitar for only like 7 years and I've gotten so used to fast picking with elbow so much which I realized is wrong and it feels awkward and slow trying to get myself used to picking with wrist.
Great lesson Tom Hess. Would you be able to do one on minimising fretting hand movement to increase speed or effective picking across strings from low to high e?
Glad you like it! :) About minimizing fretting hand movement, check out this video: tomhess.net/GuitarFingerTension.aspx . For effective picking, see this: tomhess.net/Make-Your-Guitar-Picking-Speed-Faster
@@tomhessmusiccorp Apologies must have missed those. Thanks for all your guidance. The one video where you spoke about tension literally altered loads sbout my playing in 5 minutes!
Effeciency of motions is very important!
Nice
Glad you like it, Luis! :)
Love! 😊 Thanks Tom!
You're welcome :)
string gauge and pick would change things up?
I don't understand what you are asking. If you want to know what strings I use, I use GHS 10-46. And I use Clayton rounded triangle picks 1.26 mm.
@@tomhessmusiccorp thanks I have found that to be very helpful. That was what I was wondering. thanks
Sorry Tom Hess. just one more idea. Do you have a video about anchoring and the merits of that vs keeping the picking hand free? or thumb muting maybe. Just some thoughts ill stop going on now!
It depends on what you mean by anchoring. I rest (anchor) my forearm on the body of the guitar, so the weight of the arm goes into the guitar. I do not anchor my fingers on the body of the guitar (and don't recommend anyone do this either). That said, I rest my thumb on the strings to mute string noise (which also keeps my hand more stable). See this: tomhess.net/UnwantedGuitarStringNoise.aspx
@@tomhessmusiccorp Yes. I was mainly referring to anchoring the pinky on the body. I assume its okay to have it resting against the body though without any pressure being applied. Thanks for the vids as always!
I clicked your link for the picking
many hours ago but still didn't receive it
I' ve done it multiple times but still nothing
What do I do?
Btw can you do something about tapping
Don't know if you did that already but yea
Thx
Check your spam/promotions folder (and then drag the email to Inbox/primary folder if it ended up in spam.) If there is nothing there, email admin@tomhess.net and my webmaster will help you.
i have this problem in the end of my solo my thumb wants to slip off the neck at 12 fret
Sorry, I don't understand what you mean here.
Awesome 😎
That is the hardest thing that I have found To overcome. When you been doing large movements all your life it's hard to change it At 53 years old.
Bad habits are always a challenge to break, but it's always worth it and you CAN do it at any age. Here is the process I recommend: tomhess.net/How-To-Develop-Effective-Guitar-Playing-Habits
You should rename the title to Extinguishing inefficient Picking behaviour
That's a good name for it :) To see more on picking hand efficiency, check out this video: tomhess.net/EasyWayToIncreaseGuitarSpeed.aspx